Mohd Nurul Azwan Roya (born 25 June 1986) is a Malaysian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

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. He is also known as Awe by his teammate since his time with

Johor FC Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club or simply JDT is a professional football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The club was founded in 1972 as PKENJ FC and currently competes in the top division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Supe ...

Career

Johor FC

Nurul Azwan Roya was born in

Pasir Puteh Pasir Puteh District is a district (jajahan) in Kelantan, Malaysia. The town of Pasir Putih is situated on the bank of Semerak River, about 30 kilometers to the south of Kota Bharu. Pasir Puteh district borders Terengganu to its south-east. ...

Kelantan Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is located in the ...

. He attended a local school and started playing for the Kelantan FA President's Cup Team at the age of 20. He was promoted to play for the Johor senior team in 2005.

Kelantan

After a long season with

, he joined

Kelantan FA Kelantan Football Club ( ms, Kelab Bola Sepak Kelantan) is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. The club plays in the Malaysia Super League, the top tier of Malaysian football since 2023. Founded in 1946, the ...

. He achieved a lot of success with Kelantan FA, especially in the 2012 season after helping his team complete the treble by winning the Malaysia Cup 2012. He also represented Kelantan in the

2012 AFC Cup The 2012 AFC Cup was the ninth edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia. Al-Kuwait from Kuwait won their second AFC Cup title in four year ...

Return to Johor FC

Azwan left Kelantan FA after one season to return to

Johor Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan ...

for the 2013 Malaysia Super League. On 2 March 2013, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat of

Negeri Sembilan FA Negeri Sembilan Football Club is a Malaysian professional football club based in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, that competes in the 2022 edition of the Malaysia Super League. Founded in 1923, the club's home ground Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium. Nege ...

. Being a key player of 2013's Johor, he managed to make 7 assist and 4 goals for that season.

PDRM FA

After failing to cement his spot at

Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club or simply JDT is a professional football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The club was founded in 1972 as PKENJ FC and currently competes in the top division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Supe ...

, he signed with

PDRM FA Royal Malaysia Police Football Club (), well known as PDRM FC, is a Malaysian professional football club associated with the entity of the Royal Malaysia Police, that participate in the Malaysia Super League. The club is based in Kuala Lumpur. ...

in 2015. However, during the mid season, PDRM FA terminated his contract along with Muslim Ahmad after they did not perform well while playing for the PDRM FA.

Return to Kelantan

He returned to Kelantan for the 2017 season, but was released at the end of the season.https://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/features/kelantans-2012-treble-winning-squad-where-are-they-now?page=0%2C1

International career

Nurul Azwan Roya was called up to represent national Under-19 team for trials in 2004.

Honours

;Johor Darul Takzim *

Malaysia Super League The Malaysia Super League ( ms, Liga Super Malaysia) is the men's top professional football division of the Malaysian football league system. Administered by the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP), now known as the Malays ...

: 2014 ;Kelantan FA *

Malaysia Cup The Malaysia Cup ( ms, Piala Malaysia), formerly known as ''Malaya Cup'', is an annual association football, football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popular ...

: 2012 *

Malaysia FA Cup The Malaysia FA Cup ( ms, Piala FA) is an annual national knock-out football tournament in Malaysia. The cup was first held in 1990. The competition was previously managed by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), before being transferred to Fo ...

: 2012

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mohd Nurul Azwan Roya 1986 births Living people Malaysian footballers Kelantan FA players Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players People from Kelantan Malaysian people of Malay descent Association football wingers